Stories by Usman Qureshi

It won't be long before Apple releases iOS 5.1 to the general public and when that happens, iPhone 4S owners who are still on iOS 5.0, will have no other option but to update to iOS 5.1 since currently there is no way to restore to any iOS 5.x firmware except for the most recent...

Soon after pod2g’s unveiling of iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for A4 devices, Dev-Team updated redsn0w while Chronic Dev pushed Corona to Cydia in order to incorporate the newest exploit in their jailbreak tools. Today, @iH8sn0w has released his Windows exclusive sn0wbreeze jailbreak tool’s two-year anniversary update with pod2g’s iOS 5.0.1 untether exploit. The update also brings some GUI Improvements, an IPSW...

iOS developer Kim Streich has just pushed an update to his famous 3G Unrestrictor tweak. Its called 3G Unrestrictor 5 and as the name suggests, it has been fully optimized for iOS 5 and will also work on iPhone 4S & iPad 2 devices (once the A5 untethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak is made public). The...

Update: Here are two promo codes for BerryMover--get them while they're hot! Y7HWKM9FHXA6 KLPR9Y9LWW47 == I've personally known a couple of guys who'd gladly ditch their Blackberrys for an iPhone only if they knew about an easy, one step solution for moving all their contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, text and email messages from their Blackberrys to...

Update Hider for iOS 5 is a new, completely re-written Cydia tweak by Will Homer (@WillFour20). Unlike the old Update Hider, this one has been designed specifically for iOS 5 and allows you to easily hide App Store updates, also removing their annoying badges. You can also make the hidden updates appear again as easily....

Paul Rand (1914 — 1996) was an American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs including the logos for IBM, UPS, ABC, and Steve Jobs’ NeXT. Today, we've got our hands on a rare Paul Rand video (via FSM), that includes footage of Steve Jobs explaining how he created the NeXT logo. Rand’s simple black box...

The One Club is the world's foremost non-profit organization devoted to elevating creative work in the industry by promoting excellence in advertising and design in all its form. In honor of his many design-related accomplishments, Steve Jobs will be inducted into the Creative Hall of Fame by The One Club at an event which will take place in New...

iPhone 4 owners who rely on a software unlock via Dev Team's ultrasn0w must know that 1.59.00 is currently the only unlockable baseband on iPhone 4. But now, baseband hacker @sherif_hashim has pushed an update (via Twitter) about his ongoing work on iPhone 4?s locked baseband firmwares which also include the baseband 4.11.08. He also mentioned about his previous exploit...

According to a report by The London Evening Standard (via MacRumors), Apple has asked its power and USB cables manufacturer Volex to to use halogen-free materials for its products. The cables producing company is required to spend approximately $6 Million to achieve the goal. According to recent surveys, Apple has continued to shift to more environmentally-friendly alternatives for its products and has...

I came across this very interesting infographic while searching the web and couldn't help but share it with you all. The infographic is called "The Seven Types of iPhone Owners" and as the name implies, it provides a little portrait of what category we iPhone owners should fall under. First there are those who call themselves the "fanboys",...

The highly anticipated launch of iPhone 4S in China turned into a total chaos today after violence broke out around Apple retail stores. Customers and scalpers looking to sell the latest iPhone in the black market by employing migrant workers to fill the line and bypass Apple’s limit on how many handsets each person could buy,...

A new patent application (via Patently Apple) published today reveals that Apple is testing a new 3D UI for iOS devices with touch-free, motion sensing capabilities that would allow users to simply wave their hand over an iOS device equipped with motion sensors. The patent suggests that the GUI could appear as a virtual room that could...